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1. Dotcom v Crown Law Office (Inherent Powers) [2018] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...Amendment Act 2001 the Tribunal was “continued in being” and from 1 January 2002 has been called the Human Rights Review Tribunal. It has jurisdiction over certain claims brought under the Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (HDCA). [27] Common to all three of its jurisdictions is Part 4 of the HRA. This is because of PA, s 89 and HDCA, s 58. Section 89 of the former Act provides: 89 Certain provisions of Human Rights Act...

2. [2021] NZACC 32 - Fisher v ACC (9 February 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...harmful. Bearing the latter in mind, it is also possible to calculate the hearing loss to be expected with exposure to 98 dba for 14 years, the additional 3 db (at least) being suggested as a kurtosis correction. [35] His then figure of 9.8% disability due to noise is maintained. The Appellant’s Submissions [36] Mr Sara acknowledges that in order to have cover under the Act, Mr Fisher must reach a level of 6% noise induced hearing loss. He acknowledges that the medical sp...

3. Mau Whenua Incorporated - Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (2020) 419 Aotea MB 112 (419 AOT 112) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...o Te Ika) and cl 2.3(c) (being the promotion amongst Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o Te Ika of health, well-being and the relief of poverty, including without limitation support for the aged and those suffering from mental or physical sickness or disability). 419 Aotea MB 125 opportunity to discuss and consider them. This Court must also be satisfied that there is a sufficient degree of support for the variations among the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries of the Trust have sim...

4. Reducing serious crime results action plan 2017 [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...sexual violence in the developed world. There were over 186,000 incidents of sexual assault against adults in 2013, and 24% of women and 6% of men reported that they experienced sexual violence at some time in their lives. Young people, people with disabilities, and Māori and Pasifika peoples are over-represented as victims. ACTIONS OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS The Ministerial Group on Family Violence and Sexual Violence has a cross-government work programme featuring a wide range of init...

5. [2020] NZSAAA 1 (3 February 2020) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...Certainly the usual events that may affect a student’s ability to make full use of their entitlement – such as illness, family crises, bereavement and the like – will generally occur while the student is studying. But many will not. Pre- existing disability, learning disorders and the long term effects of illness, injury and family breakup may well have a continuing impact on a student’s ability to function in the same way as other students while they are studying irrespective of...

6. [2019] NZEnvC 161 Egmont Refuse and Recycling Limited v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...STORAGE 60 000 t New Planting Mixed NZ Natives at1500m-m- Crs 9Tasker I Soakhole DP Q Exist. Soakhole I ~I ~-I ---~- x ~t. . 6 000 -----·soakholes APPRC X. 35.5m,itres i f I " Exist. Soakholes - Reserved : 1 ~ c--,---------J Disabled Park STORAGE ! 183m2 ~+---1Plywood Lining with !-- ~ 5500mm Long x 1:30:K~ GA EA i - J o:;~~E ===== 5m x 3.5m 173m 2 i -r , DP ~--j~-t-j~~~t~~~:R:::::::::;;o;~ ,-------_J ! 0 0 0 0 (") I 100mm Pink Batt Silencer...

7. LCRO 70/2018 AR v NM (10 April 2019) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...information to them; indeed, it is arguable it intensifies it”.8 [47] One of the exceptions to a lawyer’s duty to provide a client with information on client care and service is where the client “is a person with a mental health issue or disability”.9 However, there is no direction to lawyers how to approach a situation where requested to act, or acting for a client whom “the lawyer concludes (or has become) incapable of giving … instructions”. The difficulty confron...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 39 Metropolitan Glass & Glazing Ltd v Labour Inspector [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...scheme”. [7] The letter advises that the basics of the STI Scheme for 2016 were: 1. The Scheme has a non-negotiable condition that there must be no significant health and safety incidents which result in death or permanent material disability of any worker or that are caused by any worker of [Metropolitan Glass]. 2. The Scheme will be aligned to the achievement of three key deliverable targets: a) EBIT targets - 75% weighting b) Retrofit Sales Revenue - 12.5%...

9. Easy read: Have your say on the family justice system [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...No Not sure 72 Do you think having a lawyer is the right thing for all children and their families? Yes No Not sure Do you think a lawyer for a child works as well for children with disabilities? Yes No Not sure 73 Do you have anything else you want to tell us about the Lawyer for a child? For example you could tell us about: • ways to make it better • things that worry you abou...

10. Summary of feedback on Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document [pdf, 227 KB]

    ...children to be represented by an appropriate advocate who could speak on their behalf if they were not young enough to do so. 62. We heard from most people that consent should only be dispensed with in rare circumstances, and not on the basis of disability or mental impairment alone. Court processes (Adoption in Aotearoa discussion document p. 47) 63. Around a third of the people we engaged with spoke about court processes. Of those, most thought that change to the types of orders a co...